I don't know what is DISM and WinPE and how to use it but I will look at them. However, it would be nice for me to be able to continue to use the Windows System Image creation tool because it's pretty simple tu use and I can continue working during the backup
process.

To answer your question, I have to differents backup/restore plans :

1- Normal plan : Backup once month and restore if I notice a problem with a software or a Windows update (I often get problems after updating Windows 10).
In order to do that, I backup my laptop while I work and put the folder on an external hard drive. I sometimes have to restore the system partition, so I use the UEFI options and just wait during the process.

2- Work plan during travel : I make a backup of my "daily system" and restore a special minimal System Image (Win10 + some softwares I need to work). When I come back at home, I trash the "working system" by installing a temporary new clean
Windows 10 system, then, restoring my "daily system" image backup from the temporary W10's options. During the process, I usually choose to format System and UEFI partition.

As you can see, I often "play" with system images backup and I need to know if Vercrypt supports these operation. Or, if not, what other simple process I can use.

Best regards.

PS : English is not my native language, so I am sorry if I don't immediately understand any explanation ;-)

Although I have a license, I believe it should work with the free version.

I create a media that goes with Windows 10 (Winpe) and my layout is Windows 7 150 GB partition with two encrypted and unencrypted partitions at the end.

When I was using Windows 10 laptop tested with Macruim 9 times and worked perfitamente and Windows 7 have tested 4 times and another by necessity verdadiera restoration.

In his first case with Macruim make an image with Windows worked and then do another at will WINPE media and then restore it to see if it worked. It was this way I did.

Ah! Remember the Macruim back up sector by sector.

PS. Another that can help with both Windows funcoinado or winpe is the R-Drive Image, but with it I just tested a backup with the system partition mounted via winpe. Ah! With Macruim in case u format the partitions by accident can rest easy because it also
works normally.

Look not only confirm if you can come to work with UEFI, because I don't have computers with that version.

If this is your case, and everything goes all right with you, tell us about your experience.